Fighter aircraft pilots know full well the dangers associated with the use of their afterburner. Some company executives however, seem to be completely oblivious to the fact that even though their airplane keeps flying towards its destination, it is actually just gliding, affected by the laws of inertia, as fuel has long before run out. Read more about Long Story Short #4: The afterburner[…]
The higher someone goes up the ladder, the more time they need to have available to think. To the extent that advisors are working with the mid plus level personnel of a company, their work pattern should reflect that of management. Yet many self-proclaimed advisors, both from the accountancy, as well as other fields of Read more about Back To The Drawing Board #3: The invisible hand[…]
29 March 2018 saw the beginning of the Musée du Louvre’s exhibition of the paintings of Eugène Delacroix. It is the first full exhibition of Delacroix’s works in Paris in more than 50 years, the last one having taken place in 1963 – 100 years from his death. Delacroix is widely considered to be one Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Mar18-Apr18[…]
Just attended the event featuring the CEOs of the three systemic Cypriot banks at the University Of Cyprus. I was a bit (unpleasantly) surprised by the fact that I was the only attendee to ask something not related to the management of NPLs. NPL management is merely the result of past bad lending practices, which Read more about CEOs of Cypriot systemic banks list challenges for banking sector[…]
I remember attending a workshop organized by one of those “inspirational” speakers/coaches/messiahs/whatever you want to call them. I was never convinced of the value these individuals offer, but the workshop was sponsored and I went with a friend. So at worst, I would lose my time but get a chance to do some networking, at Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #3: A procrastinator’s best friend[…]
Great map created by GFK, showing the purchasing power in various regions of #Europe. Apart from the evident East-West and North-South discrepancies, other points of interest to note are: East-West discrepancy in Germany (#DE) is still very much real; So is the infamous gap between Italy’s (#IT) north and south; Catalonia and rest of Spain Read more about European purchasing power, March 2018[…]
…I also have a 6th point for you (yes, I am so generous that I provide 20% more than promised, without even being asked to): If almost 60% (my estimate) of all electrical and electronic equipment and appliances imported to Cyprus come from Greece (where they use bipolar sockets) why on Earth do we continue Read more about Long Story Short #3: Uncommon sense[…]
There are two things to consider when measuring performance: 1- Are the metrics that I am tracking relevant to what I am trying to achieve, and 2- How do I measure up against my peers? Click below for more: https://soundcloud.com/user-837209998/bttdb-2
This is a research published on an annual basis and which I have been following over the last three years. Year after year, analysts are surprised with the strong performance of Piraeus, Greece’s largest port and yet there are no signs of its expansion slowing down. Just last week, COSCO (the new management ever since Read more about Top 15 EU container ports, 2017[…]
Although I am not very much into winter sports and I live in a place where snow is the stuff of legends, I would be out of touch with reality if I didn’t have something to say about the winter Olympics. I have seen the incredible feelings of pride and joy that victory (or sometimes, Read more about Monthly Focus Point: Feb18-Mar18[…]
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